Pentax DA 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED Lens for Pentax and Samsung DSLR Cameras by Pentax
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Digital camera reviews of Pentax DA 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED Lens for Pentax and Samsung DSLR Cameras
Digital camera Review: Another Great Lens from Pentax
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this lens for my fiance for Christmas (and of course I had to test it out first once he opened it) and I love this lens. For the mm range it's very compact and easy to lug around with the camera. It's quality built and has the standard 52mm size (which is great since his old filters are 52mm). Takes great pictures both indoor and out (although you aren't going to get the good wide angle shots you would with less mm). Would recommend this as a great starter telephoto. You can't beat the price/quality of this lens.Digital camera Review: Best at this size and price
Summary: 5 Stars
This is certainly not the best telezoom money can buy, not even within the Pentax family. However, you will not find anything approaching at this size and price.
It is barely bigger than the kit lens, that is, very small, especially considering its zoom range.
It is ridiculously cheap for a lens of that type and quality.
Finally the image quality is great for a lens of that type. Check forums, pbase, etc. for pictures taken with that lens ! It's amazing ! It maybe a bit slow especially at the long end, but thanks to Pentax dslr's great performance at high iso, and shake reduction in the K100D, even 200mm f/5.6 is not a problem !
Together with the kit 18-55 it is the perfect startup combo. You can then add various primes or more expensive zooms as needed (or lusted) for added speed and quality...
Oh, and at the moment it is in fact the _only_ telezoom you can get new from Pentax !-)
Digital camera Review: Cheap zoom
Summary: 4 Stars
If you want a cheap (low price) zoom then this is what you want. Its not very sharp at full zoom so that is something to keep in mind if you are thinking about purchasing this lens. Mine did not come with the lens hood.Digital camera Review: DA 50-200 Lens
Summary: 5 Stars
As advertised. The lens works great! It gave me the range I was looking for at a price I could could live with. I would recommend the lens for anyone with a Pentax camera if they were needing the 50-200mm range. I get good sharp clear pictures and the color definition is as good as with the 18-55mm that came with the Pentax ist ds when I purchased it.Digital camera Review: DA50-200 pentax lens is an amazing bargain
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had this lens for about 5 years and it is sharp, has excellent color, I can take great award winning floral shots
that are amazingly sharp and colorful. You have to shoot from about
30" but you will get wonderful results, even when cropping down. It is a lightweight, pretty fast focusing lens that works very nicely with a circular polarizer on a sunny day (some cameras don't work as easily as this one with a circl. pol.). I get much better results from this camera than from the DA18-55 kit lens, because this 50-200 has such good range and has excellent color and sharpness at various F settings. I have seen photos from others who use this lens with professional results so I
can vouch for it. Some lenses just have a very user-friendly and all-around excellence about them. This is one of those lenses. I highly recommend it. For around $200. you will get so much for so little!